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OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Congress scrambles for 'doc fix'

Plan B: Wednesday is the deadline for the Food and Drug
Administration to decide whether it will make Plan B — the controversial
emergency contraceptive — available without a prescription to customers
of all ages. The FDA has been gradually relaxing restrictions on Plan B
since it was first approved in 1999, and the agency drew sharp
criticism for imposing age restrictions when it made the drug available
over the counter.

"The FDA is quickly losing their credibility on a lot of different
fronts," Franks said Tuesday. The agency "is starting to be politically
driven rather than doing the job that they were called on to do."

Insurance exchange feels loved: Small businesses in New York state are big fans of insurance exchanges, according to a private insurance exchange in New York state. HealthPass New York released a survey Tuesday that said 84 percent of small businesses described exchanges as a "good idea." And 78 percent said they would consider using an exchange to buy coverage for their employees.